What was Dickens's pen name?
Charles Dickens's early pen name was "Boz."
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What was Mark Twain's real name?
Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Clemens, and his pen name came from a riverboat term meaning water two fathoms deep.
What does the "K" in J.K. Rowling stand for?
J.K. Rowling's publisher asked her to use initials, and she borrowed the "K" from her grandmother Kathleen.
What pen name does J.K. Rowling use for crime novels?
J.K. Rowling writes crime novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
What pen name did Agatha Christie use?
Agatha Christie wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott.
What was George Orwell's real name?
George Orwell's real name was Eric Arthur Blair, and he was born in India in 1903.
What pen name did Stephen King use?
Stephen King wrote several novels under the pen name Richard Bachman.